Brake lines What do you use?

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Re: Brake lines What do you use?

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skinnydog0_0 wrote: Thanks guys, will start again from scratch, and bleed the master cylinder too :smile:
If you have a look at the m/c setup and NC handlebar angle, the brakeline bolt is the highest point in the sealed brake system, so air often rises and gets trapped there. Good thing it's easy to get rid of.

Just bleed the bolt like above until no more air bubbles come out.
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Re: Brake lines What do you use?

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Cammo wrote:
skinnydog0_0 wrote: Thanks guys, will start again from scratch, and bleed the master cylinder too :smile:
If you have a look at the m/c setup and NC handlebar angle, the brakeline bolt is the highest point in the sealed brake system, so air often rises and gets trapped there. Good thing it's easy to get rid of.

Just bleed the bolt like above until no more air bubbles come out.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HRC-DOUBLE-BANJO- ... 4839d306f9

Just get one of those and be done with it :-)

Makes bleeding the top easy... spesh if your in Aus ;)
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Re: Brake lines What do you use?

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Neosophist wrote:
Cammo wrote:
skinnydog0_0 wrote: Thanks guys, will start again from scratch, and bleed the master cylinder too :smile:
If you have a look at the m/c setup and NC handlebar angle, the brakeline bolt is the highest point in the sealed brake system, so air often rises and gets trapped there. Good thing it's easy to get rid of.

Just bleed the bolt like above until no more air bubbles come out.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HRC-DOUBLE-BANJO- ... 4839d306f9

Just get one of those and be done with it :-)

Makes bleeding the top easy... spesh if your in Aus ;)
Thanks for that i will have a go tonight, see how it goes :pray:
Do you have a honda part number for that banjo bolt Neosophist?
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Re: Brake lines What do you use?

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Neosophist wrote: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HRC-DOUBLE-BANJO- ... 4839d306f9

Just get one of those and be done with it :-)

Makes bleeding the top easy... spesh if your in Aus ;)

Yes I have one on my racebike ;)

Cracking the bolt open works just as well IMO but I don't think honda would recommend it seeing as they regard copper crush washers as single use only...
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Re: Brake lines What do you use?

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Cheers, i will try cracking the bolt and see how it goes, i have left the brakes so any air in the system should have collected in the master cylinder/banjo.
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Re: Brake lines What do you use?

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400gb does it again :rocks:
Cracking the banjo bolt on the master cylinder and bleeing that too sure did the trick.
I thought i would leave it for 2 days to let any air gather in the banjo bolt then blead it and hey presto, proper working brakes woo hoo.
Thanks for the advice :grin:

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